
HealthStream offers performance learning management solutions to help develop your healthcare staff into leaders and reduce turnover.
View All ProductsHealthStream works with healthcare organizations to create engaging and high-quality training videos for your staff and management.
View All ProductsImprove care quality and save money by making informed decisions about your healthcare facility and staff with HealthStream's reporting analytics solution.
View All ProductsHealthStream's proven methods for the improvement and overall engagement of your healthcare staff foster a positive workplace and increase retention rates.
View All ProductsThe leadership development program from HealthStream helps mold your high-potential healthcare employees into proven leaders.
View All ProductsFulfill compliance requirements with a variety of programs and courseware designed to address critical regulatory requirements as well as educate staff to recognize and mitigate risks.
View All ProductsBy increasing your healthcare staff's focus on quality and safety with HealthStream, they can help to reduce medical errors and readmission rates.
View All ProductsLearn about what HealthStream's healthcare policy management software and how it can help aid your organization efforts.
View All ProductsHealthStream's education helps address diversity, equity, and inclusion within your organization, as well as promoting health equity in the communities you serve.
View All ProductsDeliver custom or industry designed product training directly to patient and resident care environments to reinforce proper use.
View All ProductsTeach your healthcare staff about the revenue cycle and claim management through targeted training and video tools from HealthStream.
View All ProductsIn all areas of resuscitation, from neonatal to elderly care, clinical deterioration is a risk that can be avoided with the help of HealthStream's training programs.
View All ProductsNurture the skills of your nurses and medical staff to help mold them into effective leaders with development training from HealthStream.
View All ProductsMake sure your clinicians have the support they need to provide competent care with clinical competency training and development from HealthStream.
View All ProductsHealthStream’s learning management system and comprehensive suite of competency management tools empower your healthcare workforce to deliver the best patient care.
View All ProductsThe suite of healthcare onboarding solutions available from HealthStream aids in nurse retention and improved patient outcomes.
View All ProductsGive your healthcare staff the decision support and skills training they need with the online products available from HealthStream.
View All ProductsHealthStream leverages medical professional development in healthcare by providing staff training programs
View All ProductsCreate engaging and impactful learning experiences that meet the unique needs of your acute care staff.
View All ProductsExperience standardized and centralized healthcare provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment that is smarter and faster than ever before.
View All ProductsAutomated, web-based provider credentialing and enrollment software for growing medical groups.
View All ProductsNCQA-certified CVO verification services for initial and re-credentialing files in an overflow or full-service capacity for healthcare organizations.
View All ProductsSearch, review, and add providers into the Epic provider master file with our Epic app integration, Provider Validate.
View All ProductsFinally, a comprehensive resource to support collecting, storing, and sharing credentialing data with ease.
View All ProductsHealthcare scheduling software designed to optimize staffing requirements & elevate patient care
View All ProductsPrecisely align staffing and needed resources to enable efficient patient flow and high-quality, cost-effective patient care.
View All ProductsHealthStream’s free nurse schedule app, NurseGrid™, is built to help you care for your staff and engage with their specific needs.
View All ProductsMitigate risk and elevate your quality of care. Improving both clinical and business outcomes starts with a smarter, more integrated approach to regulatory training, continuing education and quality management.
Learn MoreWhat matters? After innumerable months in a pandemic, it's a question that individuals, families, and businesses circle back to continuously. Health and well-being rise up as answers. Yet, nurses—those people who help us stay healthy—are struggling to do their jobs, struggling to find the mental and physical stamina to serve. Nurses of all types are crucial to healthcare. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched nurses' ability to assist patients and deliver care.
Between August and September 2021, a total of 10,022 nurses responded to the Nursing Professionals Pulse Survey, administered through the NurseGrid™, the number 1 rated app for nurses. This survey – as a follow-up to previous surveys tracking the impact of COVID-19 on nurses – asked respondents to rate various aspects: well-being, concerns for the future, career satisfaction, and the toll the pandemic has on themselves and their colleagues. The survey results were analyzed by HealthStream, NurseGrid's parent company.
The results show a worsening of morale, staffing, and resources compared to data from the January 2021 pulse survey. Almost all nurses surveyed (91.5%) are highly concerned about the nursing shortage, and a majority of nurses (76.7%) report working more shifts or hours than they did a year ago.
Nurses feel the burden of delivering the best possible patient care but face the reality of being only one person trying to help many. "The more patients any nurse has, the more the ability to care for each of them will be compromised," writes nurse Theresa Brown1. When asked to identify reasons why they may be prevented from delivering quality care to patients, 77.2% of survey respondents said they are experiencing high levels of burnout and mental health issues. The World Health Organization describes burnout as an "occupational phenomenon" – not a medical condition – resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed2.
"An astounding number of respondents, 33.6% of nurses, said they are altering their career plans at the end of 2021, with early-career nurses more likely to leave the profession compared to their peers,” said Scott McQuigg, senior vice president and general manager at HealthStream. "However, nurses who work in healthcare facilities where their employer has implemented new well-being initiatives had higher levels of career fulfillment."
One of the top three issues of concern for nurses surveyed is "the well-being of my colleagues" (87.6%). Dealing with physical, mental, and emotional fatigue, nurses pay attention to the health of those around them. Asked about their well-being, reactions differed across age groups. Nurses between 18-24 years are least likely to give a high rating to their overall well-being; however, the percentage increases steadily as age increases. For example, while 17.2% of the youngest nurses rate their well-being as high (a rating of 8-10), nurses in the 55-64 age range (47.5%) and 65+ range (47.4%) have a much higher assessment of their well-being.
When asked to rate career fulfillment, scores followed a similar trajectory – more negative ratings among younger nurses (fewer than 20% of them choosing a rating of 8-10) compared to those age 45+ (over 35% gave a high fulfillment score). This generational difference may be linked to years of experience in ones' career. Stepping out of nursing school and into the workforce is a transition, and situational conditions like workplace culture, stress, and the ongoing pandemic may alter career satisfaction. This same younger group is also more likely to say that there is a shortage of nurses, with over 94% marking this a key concern.
Healthcare leaders can do more to show nurses that they are "seen" and valuable. The Nurse Pulse survey results reveal that nurses had higher well-being scores in organizations where employers have implemented new initiatives over the past 18 months. The mean career fulfillment scores on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) show:
Among employers who have taken action, the most common activities have been offering counseling services to help cope with burnout and mental health issues (31.5%) and hiring more staff (27.7%).
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 9% growth in employment of registered nurses for 2020-2030, with 194,500 openings3 projected each year, on average, over the decade. As older nurses retire and the U.S. population ages, there is increased demand for healthcare workers. Care facilities will need to hire and retain nurses to sustain the nation's healthcare delivery system.
Promoting self-care actions like taking time off, talking with colleagues or a counselor, and exercising are beneficial for well-being and resiliency. In addition, once the pandemic subsides, facilities that show the most improvement in their nurse engagement scores will likely retain more staff and have a better chance at providing adequate staffing levels.
Read the full survey report, Nurse Well-Being in the Face of an Ongoing Pandemic
HealthStream’s learning management system and comprehensive suite of competency management tools empower your healthcare workforce to deliver the best patient care.
View All Learning & PerformanceHealthStream offers performance learning management solutions to help develop your healthcare staff into leaders and reduce turnover.
View All ProductsHealthStream works with healthcare organizations to create engaging and high-quality training videos for your staff and management.
View All ProductsImprove care quality and save money by making informed decisions about your healthcare facility and staff with HealthStream's reporting analytics solution.
View All ProductsHealthStream's proven methods for the improvement and overall engagement of your healthcare staff foster a positive workplace and increase retention rates.
View All ProductsThe leadership development program from HealthStream helps mold your high-potential healthcare employees into proven leaders.
View All ProductsWhen you enact HealthStream's quality compliance solutions, you can do so with the confidence your healthcare organization will meet all standards of care.
View All Quality & ComplianceFulfill compliance requirements with a variety of programs and courseware designed to address critical regulatory requirements as well as educate staff to recognize and mitigate risks.
View All ProductsBy increasing your healthcare staff's focus on quality and safety with HealthStream, they can help to reduce medical errors and readmission rates.
View All ProductsLearn about what HealthStream's healthcare policy management software and how it can help aid your organization efforts.
View All ProductsHealthStream's education helps address diversity, equity, and inclusion within your organization, as well as promoting health equity in the communities you serve.
View All ProductsHealthStream offers professional training and education on how to best optimize your reimbursement process within your healthcare organization.
View All ReimbursementTeach your healthcare staff about the revenue cycle and claim management through targeted training and video tools from HealthStream.
View All ProductsLearn about our advanced resuscitation training solutions. Our solutions are designed to help improve patient outcomes.
View All ResuscitationIn all areas of resuscitation, from neonatal to elderly care, clinical deterioration is a risk that can be avoided with the help of HealthStream's training programs.
View All ProductsNurture the skills of your nurses and medical staff to help mold them into effective leaders with development training from HealthStream.
View All ProductsExpand the decision-making skills and effectiveness of your healthcare workforce with HealthStream's clinical development programs and services.
View All Clinical DevelopmentMake sure your clinicians have the support they need to provide competent care with clinical competency training and development from HealthStream.
View All ProductsHealthStream’s learning management system and comprehensive suite of competency management tools empower your healthcare workforce to deliver the best patient care.
View All ProductsThe suite of healthcare onboarding solutions available from HealthStream aids in nurse retention and improved patient outcomes.
View All ProductsGive your healthcare staff the decision support and skills training they need with the online products available from HealthStream.
View All ProductsHealthStream leverages medical professional development in healthcare by providing staff training programs
View All ProductsLearn more about HealthStream's provider credentialing, privileging, & enrollment solutions for healthcare organizations.
View All CredentialingExperience standardized and centralized healthcare provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment that is smarter and faster than ever before.
View All ProductsAutomated, web-based provider credentialing and enrollment software for growing medical groups.
View All ProductsNCQA-certified CVO verification services for initial and re-credentialing files in an overflow or full-service capacity for healthcare organizations.
View All ProductsSearch, review, and add providers into the Epic provider master file with our Epic app integration, Provider Validate.
View All ProductsMake sure your healthcare staff can schedule out appointments and work schedules with ease using HealthStream's line of software solutions.
View All SchedulingHealthcare scheduling software designed to optimize staffing requirements & elevate patient care
View All ProductsPrecisely align staffing and needed resources to enable efficient patient flow and high-quality, cost-effective patient care.
View All ProductsHealthStream’s free nurse schedule app, NurseGrid™, is built to help you care for your staff and engage with their specific needs.
View All Products